The Emerging Gallery

2025 FAY CHANDLER EMERGING ART EXHIBITION

Group Show

Rania Abdalla Kadafour, Michael Aghahowa, Eden Attar, Amira Ayaz, Peyton Michelle Bailey, Elena Behrakis, Miguel Caba, Ava Chapman, Deborah Chasman, Yeji Chon, Victoria DelValle, Allie Dixon, Edgar Dominguez, Haleh Fotowat, E. Winslow Funaki, Isaac Galano, Inna Geyyer, Dina Gjertsen, Patrick Goguen, Pam Goncalves, Lilly Gould, Rahim Gray, An Ha, Holland Haeck, Monica Hamilton, Delia Harrington, Ari Hauben, Mehran Jahedi, Ushasi Kar, Jared Katsiane, SaRa Kim, Yining Lee, Ashley Loc, Frances Ludwig, Julia Lundy, Isaac Madera, Marisa McCarthy, Annette McCarty, Jerman Montanez, Will Morrissey, Emily O'Grady, Seyun Om, Yanna Marie Orcel, Nancy Park, Dahana Poyau, Eleanor Reyelt, Mahli Rivera, Chloe Ronco, Zeinab Shah, Amira Sheikh, Rui Shen, Anastasia Sierra, Michelle Stevens, Elizabeth Tepper, Cebastian Thompson, Jael Whitney, Gray Winburne, Grace Woodruff, Elisha Zhao and Andrew Zou.



This exhibition continues in the Emerging Gallery located on the 8th floor.

Inspired by Fay Chandler, a Boston philanthropist and arts advocate who began her artistic journey later in life, this exhibition gathers work by 60 emerging artists of all ages from the Greater Boston area. Featuring diverse media and conceptual lines, this show offers a broad survey of our rising local art scene beyond academic institutions.

The artists on view explore deeply personal narratives of identity and belonging across cultural, generational, and geographical boundaries. Many grapple with the complexities of being mixed-race or immigrants navigating between worlds. Other works also address systemic issues surrounding colonization, disability, racial identity, and LGBTQIA+ experiences within religious contexts.

Selected artists are exploring different levels of care by examining motherhood, caregiving, mental health, and generational trauma and revealing the emotional labor of nurturing and healing not only for others but for the land that we inhabit. Themes of memory's fragility recurs as well as a means to bridge past and present. Through diverse media, these artists transform personal struggles into powerful statements about resilience, ancestry, and self-discovery.

Awards juried by Luisa Castellanos (Art Consultant at Powell Fine Art Advisory),

Amor Diaz-Campos (Curatorial & Development Coordinator for the Boston Public Art Triennial), and Gabrielle Domb (Executive Director at Brookline Arts Center) will be announced at the reception on December 4th, 2025. 

This exhibition is organized by Galleries and Exhibitions Manager, Mariana Rey with the generous support of the Fay Chandler family.

To inquire about an artwork please scan the QR codes in each label or email mariana.rodriguezrey@boston.gov.